286: Tame the Rudders Update 3

| Tom Tsui

My logic of tuning the rudder pedals for Prepar3D in the first place was to reduce the sensitivity of the axis control, assuming the adjustment could make them more manageable.   Also, it was Rudder-FSX
Rudder-P3Dbased on the default setting in P3D as well as all the good results I got from my experience in FSX (as shown in the setting pictures on the right).

Sadly, after all the adjustments I made over the years as described in Post 242, 248 and 249 for P3D, I still had difficulties to avoid over-steering and under-steering the aircraft during taxi, especially at turns.   Continue reading →

285: Attitude Indicator Update

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The Attitude Indicator has just been updated to include the OMI Markers.   They will C172_ATTAN_MarkerOMI light up accordingly when beacons are encountered around any airport that provides these signals.

C172_ATTAN_150508BRNNotification of this update patch has been sent to all existing users.

This update patch (so will be the future ones) is included with an automatic updater to make installation and update of my gauges as simple as possible.

The brown-color version of this gauge shown on the right is coming soon.   Improvement doesn’t stop at what we are. Continue reading →

284: AirSpeed Indicator & Turn Coordinator

| Tom Tsui

The AirSpeed Indicator and Turn Coordinator of my C172 Integrated Gauge project have just been completed.   Both are equipped with the Automatic Installer.

C172_ASCLK_150501  C172_TCBAL_150507

Features on the gauges are straight-forward and their operations have been demonstrated in the videos shown in Post 283.

Two things worth mentioning are: Continue reading →

283: My Integrated Gauges Video Show

| Tom Tsui

Some friends are curious about how my C172 Integrated Gauges all together look in real simulator.   Here are four quick videos showing how they perform from Engine Startup, Taxi, Take-off to Maneuver.    Background airport is Bowerman KHQM in the United States.   Simulator is Prepar3D v25 with the free Bowerman airport addon from Orbx.

Truly, since my one hand Continue reading →

Notice to Existing Gauge Users who Don’t Receive my Update

| Tom Tsui

I am sending out the new Installer package to all existing pay users.  However, some of the emails have been rejected.
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Rick (Sheehan) and Steven (Mitchell), you are two of them.  There’s no way to send you my file thru your email address.
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Please check your mailbox status if the updates are received.   If not, contact me via the Comment Section of this post below.
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Tom

282: Existing Paid-Gauges Now with Installer

| Tom Tsui

Was originally planning to add the Automatic Installer to all my existing paid-gauges after the release of the coming AirSpeed Indicator and Turn Coordinator later this month.   Due to receiving some immediate requests, revisions has been put upfront.

Integrated Gauges New InstallerWith this Automatic Installer, all user needs now just to unzip the package, and then click and run the utility.   That’s it.

The installer will add the new gauge to the END of the existing gauge list and modify the SaiFlightSimX.xml under DirectOutput folder automatically.   Original SaiFlightSimX.xml will be backup automatically too.

DO NOTE THAT Continue reading →

281: Last Two Gauges Preview

| Tom Tsui

Here’s the preview screenshot of the last two C172 gauges, AirSpeed Indicator & Turn Coordinator, which are to complete my Integrated Project to include all C172 gauges on just seven FIPs since the middle of last year.

C172_Cockpit_Full

They are being fine-tuned and should be ready within the next couple of weeks.   One thing noteworthy is that these two new gauges will come with an automatic installer.   Continue reading →

280: Heading Gyro Update #2

| Tom Tsui

My time is still mostly tied up on my grandson lately.   However, I am slowly gaining back some time on flightsimming now.   Just clean installed the latest Prepar3D version 2.5 onto my computer last week.  Similarly, I can put hands onto my unfinished C172 integrated gauge project again.

To render more weather information associated with the Wind Magnitude on the C172_HDCMP_VHeading Gyro gauge, Engine Hours originally on the gauge has been replaced by Visibility as previously mentioned in the note of the gauge’s last update.

The removed Engine Hours will be put onto the coming Airspeed Indicator instead.

Since this update, same as the last one, is supplemental, users are free to keep their existing one or to choose any of the three versions of their choice.  Switching among them is easy too.

Continue reading →

Cockpit: Nils Taubert (EVRA, Latvia)

| Tom Tsui

This is the second cockpit of Nils Taubert that he built for quick flights with little setup time.

Builder: Nils Taubert
Location: Riga, Latvia
ICAO: EVRA, Riga International Airport

Continue reading →